Something ---"NEW"--

[Gary Max]

After making many different cross pens over the years. This is my newest and by far the best.----African Blackwood, Real Ivory, and Turquoise, kit is a Baron
Hope you enjoy

 

[Texatdurango]

Now that shows talent, I like it!

 

[RonSchmitt]

Very nice work.

 

[gketell]

That is gorgeous!!

I wish someone would do a tutorial on how to do cross inlays. i want to make one but being new to wood working I haven't the foggiest.

GK

 

[Gary Max]

Greg I can put together some pics to get you going in the right direction if that would help. I do these free hand --not useing any kind of template so they are not perfect--just real nice--[]

 

[papaturner]

Very nice just doesn`t seem to express the craftsmanship and beauty of the pen. So how about awesome.

Perry

 

[great12b4ever]

Gary, get the pics going on how to do the cross. It looks great, and I think Greg and myself could both learn a lot, along with a lot of others. Oh by the way, the pen looks great!![]

Rob

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Gary as someone once asked me "are you having fun yet?"[]

 

[Gary Max]

This from the guy who made center bands from Tru-stone []

 

[fernhills]

Thats where i wanna be when i grow up.. Carl

 

[almer]

I have made quite a few blackwood pens,hard toxic material to work with,how do you finish them?thanks

 

[cutterwoodjoe]

Looks great Gary, alot better than "real nice"

 

[rhahnfl]

Gary... those are great looking. Your talent knows no bounds. Hope you do post a how to someday so we can attempt to emulate you. Each and every handmade pen is like a snowflake... no two alike.

I blew out another acrylic this afternoon trying to turn during a thunderstorm. Don't know if it was the flash, thunder, lights/power blinking or just my nerves reacting [] but I stabbed at it pretty good and nicked it pretty deep on the cap end. Parted it off and made a piece to glue over the wounded end. Guess I'll see in a day or two how it worked. Hope you guys have a good rest of the weekend and thanks for sharing. That's how we all learn.

 

[sparhawk]

LOve those pens. Pics would be nice, want to try one myself.

 

[workinforwood]

How or what are you using to cut the turquois and does it turn with regular chisels or do you need to use a file? And how's drilling it? Use a cement bit on that and drill it seperate?

 

[Arthritis]

I hope I didn't get any drool on your pens.